Polish United Workers' Party

The Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR) was a communist political party which existed in Poland from 16 December 1948 to 30 January 1990. The party had a Marxist-Leninist ideology, although Boleslaw Bierut's 1945-1952 reign saw the party exhibit Stalinist characteristics due to his status as a puppet of the Soviet Union. The party led the Polish People's Republic until 1990, when democracy was restored to Poland.